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(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq. ).

The applicant proposes to conduct research on the Western distinct population segment (wDPS) and Eastern distinct population segment (eDPS) of Steller sea lions in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California to measure population status, vital rates, foraging ecology, habitat requirements, and effects of natural and anthropogenic factors pursuant to fulfilling the NMFS’ legal requirements under the MMPA and ESA. Annually in the wDPS, up to 66,000 Steller sea lions may be exposed to aerial surveys by manned orunmanned aircraft, 7,000 to rookerybased activities, and 10,500 to other incidental activities. Up to 595 Steller sea lions could be captured, with up to 345 having blood, skin, and swab samples collected, 395 hot-branded, and up to 145 blubber biopsied, 345 vibrissa removed, and 320 subject to stomach intubation. Instruments will be attached on up to 45, and 245 would receive a non-permanent mark if not hot-branded. Annually in the eDPS, up to 46,000 sea lions may be exposed to aerial surveys, and 13,100 to incidental activities. Up to 40 adult males could be captured, and have blood, hair, and skin samples collected, hot-brand and flipper tags applied, and have an instrument attached. Up to 200 pups would be captured, hot-branded flipper-tagged, swabbed, and skin biopsied, with 50 also having blood and hair samples collected. Non-target species that may be taken incidentally include northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ) in Alaska, California sea lions ( Zalophus californianus ) and northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ) in Washington, Oregon, and California, and harbor seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in allstates. Samples may be exported and reimported. The requested duration of the permit is five years.

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), an initial determination has been made that the effects of the activities proposed are consistent with the Preferred Alternative in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 2007), and that issuance of the permit would not have a significant adverse impact on the human environment.

Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register

, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

Dated: March 14, 2014. Perry F. Gayaldo, Acting Deputy, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–06291 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–22–P**

**BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION** 

**Publication of FY 2013 Service Contract Inventory** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public availability of FY 2013 Service Contract Inventory.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2013 Service Contract Inventory. This inventory provides information on service contract actions over $25,000, which the Bureau awarded during FY 2013. The information is organized by function to show how contracted resources were used by the agency to support its mission. The inventory has been developed in accordance with the guidance issued on November 5, 2010 and December 19, 2011 by the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). OFPP’s guidance is available at: http:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf and http:// www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventory-guidance.pdf . The Bureau has posted its inventory and a summary of the inventory on the Bureau’s ‘‘Open government’’ homepage at the following link: http:// www.consumerfinance.gov/open/

, specifically at http:// files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201312

_ cfpb

_ worksheet

_service-contractinventory.pdf and http:// files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201312

_ cfpb

_summary

_service-contractinventory.pdf

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Questions regarding the service contract inventory should be directed to Hoa Crews, Senior Procurement Analyst, Office of Procurement, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (202) 435–
7422.

Dated: March 13, 2014. Richard Cordray, Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014–06299 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket ID: DoD–2014–OS–0039]**

**Proposed Collection; Comment Request** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

**DATES :**  Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 23, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://


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www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to Program Manager, Spouse Education & Career Opportunities Program, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, Military Community and Family Policy, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 03G15, Alexandria, VA 22350–2300, ATTN: Ms. Meg O’Grady, or 571–372–5316.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal; OMB Control Number 0704–XXXX.

Needs And Uses: This information collection requirement is necessary to allow MSEP Partners to search for military spouse candidates and for military spouses to directly search for employment opportunities with MSEP Partners.

Affected Public: Military spouse users of the MSEP Career Portal, MSEP Partners, Companies. Annual Burden Hours: Military Spouses = 900,000 MSEP Partners = 125 Companies = 38 TOTAL = 900,163

Number of Respondents: Military Spouses = 1.2 million MSEP Partners = 300 partners Companies = 150 companies TOTAL = 1,200,450 respondents

Responses per Respondent: 1 Average Burden per Response: Military Spouses = 45 minutes MSEP Partners = 25 minutes Companies = 15 minutes TOTAL = 85 minutes

Frequency: Military Spouses = On occasion MSEP Partners = On occasion Companies = Once

The Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal is the web platform utilized to connect military spouses and same-sex spouses with companies seeking to hire military spouse employees. Participating companies, called MSEP Partners, are vetted and approved participants in the MSEP Program and have pledged to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses in portable careers. MSEP is a targeted recruitment and employment partnership that connects American businesses with militaryspouses who possess essential 21stcentury workforce skills and attributes and are seeking portable, fulfilling careers. This program was developed in compliance with 10 U.S. Code 1784 Employment Opportunities for Military Spouses which states:

(f) Private-Sector Employment. —The Secretary of Defense—

(1) shall seek to develop partnerships with firms in the private sector to enhance employment opportunities for spouses of members of the armed forces and to provide for improved job portability for such spouses, especially in the case of the spouse of a member of the armed forces accompanying the member to a new geographical area because of a change of permanent duty station of the member; and

(2) shall work with the United States Chamber of Commerce and other appropriate private-sector entities to facilitate the formation of such partnerships.

Dated: March 19, 2014. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014–06319 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Defense Acquisition Regulations System** 

**[Docket No. DARS–2014–0022]**

**Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Acquisition of**  **Items for Which Federal Prison Industries has a Significant Market**  **Share**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Defense.

**ACTION :**  Notice; correction.

**SUMMARY :**  This document corrects the effective dates in a notice published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2014, regarding the annual list of product categories for which the Federal Prison Industries’ share of the DoD Market is greater than five percent. The new effective date is March 26, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Sheila Harris, telephone 703–614–1333.

Correction

In the notice published on March 19, 2014, at 79 FR 15322, make the following corrections in the **DATES** and

**BACKGROUND** sections of the notice by removing the effective date of ‘‘April 5, 2014’’ and adding ‘‘March 26, 2014’’ in its place.

Manuel Quinones, Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
[FR Doc. 2014–06535 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0004]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of**  **Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request;**  **Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants Program’s Scholarship Contract and**  **Teaching Verification Form for Title II Scholarship Recipients** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq. ), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

**DATES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 23,
2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0004 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Karen Wilson,
202–502–7663.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork